Dr. Curlin of Jackson, TN did my tubal ligation reversal. The pain that was similar but less severe than a c-section. He gave us wonderful odds to conceive - a 90% chance  in comparison to a woman that had never had a tubal ligation. To Doctor Curlin and the all of the incredible staff of the  hospital and clinic - we offer to you our greatest thanks.  We thank God that he put you in our lives.

On Februrary 13, 1999 we found out that we were expecting our first reversal baby!!!!! But that joy was to be short lived when just  seven days later the baby went to be with the Lord. For the brief moment in time when we knew that our "Micah" was there - he brought us joy unspeakable...we know some day we will hold him in heaven.
Will you be there?

-Maggie

I had my tubal reversal done by Dr. Curlin in Jackson, TN on December 3, 1998.  On January 28, 1999, my pregnancy was confirmed by my own OBGYN!  It was just one cycle following surgery that I got pregnant!

Before surgery, Dr. Curlin gave me about a 75% chance of conceiving following a successful reversal.  After surgery was complete, Dr. Curlin told my husband that the surgery was a huge success and that my chances of conceiving were now more like 90% compared to someone who had never undergone sterilization.  He couldn't have been more right and I am currently in my 28th week and my baby girl is growing beautifully!

Much love and thanks to Dr. Curlin!!  Without him, my miracle could never have been!

Thanks,
Katina Childers

A quick update:  Resting sweetly in my lap is my almost 4 month old miracle baby, Kaden Cheyenne Childers (Whom we call
Kadie).  She is certainly a blessing & I thank the Lord for her every day!!  I also thank the Lord for bringing Dr. Curlin into my life.  I will never forget him!!

I had my reversal surgery on 17 Apr 97 by Dr. John Curlin.  Everything went fine but he did tell my husband that the tubes were damaged more than he had expected so our chances of conception were even lower than he had originally told us   now about a 65-75% chance.  On 30 Oct 97 I had a positive pregnancy test and on 15 Jun 98 we had a beautiful baby girl!  Our other two daughters were 15 and 16 years old and my tubal ligation had been done after the birth of the youngest child.  I had heard that the longer its been the lower your chances but Praise God  HE doesn't go by statistics.

Reba Hill

Update:
Our 2d reversal baby is in Heaven (miscarriage).  Our 3d reversal baby was born March 9,
2001 (when I was 40 years old) ......AND.......... we are currently expecting our 4th reversal
baby..... due in June 2004.

Dr. Curlin of Jackson, TN did my tubal reversal June 10th, 1999 and today I was just surfing the net and found this testimonial page.I cried as I read the ones that are curently up.I will have a baby some day thanks to him.I'm not ready yet, but just the freedom I now feel.To feel like a woman again.To feel complete.To have hope.All of this I want to thank him for.He even called the day after I got home because I left right after the surgery and he didn't have a chance to talk to me.He wanted to make sure I was okay and wanted me to call him if he could do anything else for me.I truly feel that Dr. Curlin has the GREAT ONE,God
working through him..This all has changed my life and I am so happy..I sit here crying now..So if you happen over this page.NEVER let any doctor take your womaness away and if you have already been damaged.Dr.Curlin with the hand of God behind him is the Doctor for you..I thank you from the bottom of my heart and soul Dr.Curlin for my CHANCE.....

Lisa Michelle Carter (Moser) July 21st, 1999

    I have just returned from my surgery with Dr. Curlin in Tennessee four days ago.  I am thankful to have received Dr. Curlin's name through the Blessed Arrows website, via the Full Quiver website, on recommendation from my friend and mother of eight (indeed a quiver full!).  I had prayed seven years for this to be possible, and I am thankful to God for finally allowing this to happen.  We left the possibility, finances and all in God's hands; and the doors opened all along the way.  We asked for His
will, and left our hearts open for the possibility that His will could differ from our own.  In the process it was important for me that the reason I wanted this done was not simply the goal of having another child.  Indeed, if God blesses us with that, we will accept it gladly and with joy.  But my underlying motivation under it all has been and is that God be honored.  I felt that I had dishonored Him by selfishly taking the decision of having children into my own hands (8 years ago),  "closing doors" to God.  I have heard the argument that "if God really wants me to have children, then He'll do it even if I have my tubes tied."  To me
personally, that did not hold water.  Perhaps Jonah felt God could have transported him to Ninevah too, but as we know that was not the case.  Jonah endured much, then was spit up some 500 miles away from Ninevah!

    It seemed to me, that it was important, as my own offering to God, to say, "yes, I know You forgive me, but I want to go to the same effort, pain, expense, or even more, to honor You in restoring what I destroyed."  During seven years of prayer, I did go through a period of asking God to simply forgive and heal me.  God did not choose to do this, but I have seen His hand in allowing this reversal to take place.  I have seen the importance of this process to me spiritually.  And I thank Him for
allowing what is best for me and my family.
    We chose to not tell anyone about our decision to do this, because we don't feel that anyone would
really understand.  The only ones who knew were my husband and three children.  As I was wheeled away from my husband in that final hour, I cried out to God more fervently than ever.  He said He would never leave me or forsake me.  I felt so alone.  He was all I had at that moment; would He be faithful?  Of course, I praise Him that in every hour He was and is.  I am now home in South Florida recuperating.
    That is my testimony.  And here is my advice.  Dr. Curlin ,from all we could tell, is a wonderful, godly man.  He is gentle, kind, likable, and not in a hurry. He answered all of our questions, and made us feel comfortable.  He is quite experienced in this area, and quite knows what he's doing.  The people at the hospitable were all impressively kind.  This makes quite a
big difference when you are helpless and in pain.  I am very thankful for the kind and encouraging nurses who cared for me there.
    There is little actual advice about how to actually prepare for and recover from surgery.  Number one, and foremost beyond anything else is prayer.  Secondly, we were told by Dr. Curlin that going into surgery without fatigue was of utmost importance.  I wish I had known that before hand.  I can see now that it would have made a big difference.  We live a fast-paced life, and had crammed much into the days before we reached the hospital.  We also made the mistake of assuming I would bounce right back into life, as I am accustomed to doing.  Wrong.  I was surprised at the pain and level of fatigue afterwards.  Again, Dr. Curlin maintains that much of this could have been thwarted with plenty of rest going into surgery.  I had plenty of appointments and committments set up for myself the week following surgery, and besides feeling disappointed in myself for not being able to do all that I thought I could, I felt self-imposed  pressure to "hurry up and get well" so I could go home, and felt stupid
for not allowing the possibility that this could be harder than I thought.  So I would advocate to anyone that they get plenty of rest beforehand, and allow plenty of recovery time afterwards.  I also want to note that we did not find any very nice hotels in that area, and the ones we did find did not have very good rates at all.  Perhaps it was the season, but the rates were high, and the choices pretty crummy.  It didn't make much difference to me, but to my family waiting in the hotel room, I wish they had had better accomodations.   And that is my experience to date.  I hope it may be able to help someone.  I continue to praise God for all that He has done, and for all that He is.
Alynn Baker,
West Palm Beach, Florida

Hi Everyone-
I thought I would write and let you know how everything went last week with my tubal reversal.  We went on Tuesday and had the preop appointment with Dr. Curlin at 3:30 pm.  I was really nervous because I was about 2 pounds away from the weight limit his nurse told me he usually requires at my height (5'8" - 175 lbs).  I had worked so hard and lost 20 pounds and he
didn't even mention the two pounds.  I was relieved.  In any case, while waiting for him my husband Mike and I looked at a large bulletin board he had on the wall in the exam room.  It is covered with pictures of his sons (six, I think) and grandsons.  It also has scripture attached to the pictures.  A very handsome family that I can see he is very proud of.  He also had brochures
in the room that were published by a christian company about how to find peace, how to have a happy marriage, etc.  It spoke a lot about Dr. Curlin. Finally, he came to the room and was so pleasant, positive and up beat.  He answered all our questions and spent time talking with us.  The staff was fantastic.  Much nicer than the staff at my local gyn office.  The Jackson Clinic
is very nice as was the Jackson Hospital.

We spent Tuesday night with my Aunt who lives in nearby Milan, TN.  We were definitely well cared for.  Bright and early the next day we were at the Jackson Hospital and I was taken in to surgery about 10:30 am. The nurses everywhere were very curious about where we were from (Louisville, KY) as they said Dr. Curlin's patients come from all over the country.
Anyway, next thing I know I'm waking up in recovery with a scratchy, sore throat and a very painful tummy.  Everything went as good as could be expected and I spent the night, going back to my  Aunt's house the next morning.  Dr. Curlin told us that I had lots of tube to work with and that everything was reattached and should be in good working order.  He did not give us a
"percentage" as far as probability to get pregnant because I am 41 and he said fertility decreases over 40.  Of course the percentage isn't really important as I know that's up to God anyway.

The trip home to KY was not so bad on Friday (4.5 hours) the difficulty came when I had to stop and walk to the bathroom.  Sitting straight up was also very difficult.  I was glad to get home.  I found that sleeping on the couch in a reclining position was much more comfortable than trying to lay flat in a bed.  (A hint for anyone with upcoming surgery)  It was also
necessary for about 4 days to have someone help me raise up - to stand on my feet as my stomach muscles were so very sore and didn't want to cooperate.

Today it is exactly one week since  my surgery and I am doing very well.  I don't need any assistance or pain medication.  My incision area is still a little bit sore, but I would only score it a 2 on a scale of 1-10.  I am a little bit tired still, just wanting to lay around, but I feel better and better with every day that passes.  I am so thankful to have been able to have finally had the surgery. . I can hardly believe that after 20 years I can possibly conceive.   Wow.  My brain still has to adjust to
the news.

I just wanted to share this so that those of you who have surgeries upcoming may have some positive information.  I recommend Dr. Curlin very very highly and his staff is great.  I told them all that on the Blessed Arrow website
they have gotten very good reviews.  They seemed pleased about that.

If anyone has questions, please feel free to email me.

God Bless -
Debbie Miller

From: Lisa Brown

Ladies and Gents --

I just wanted to "pipe up" on this one.  I am trying to "catch up" on all my email, so I realize this is a week or so behind, but it seems very important.  And I realize there are many new folks that may not know what happened with me.

I must say that Dr. Curlin is certainly very kind.  However, the fact is that in November of 1998, he cut me open and closed me back up with no attempt to repair my tubes.  I had the whole surgery and the entire recovery for nothing.  [Yes, I know that the Lord honors our attempt at obedience, and He has given us a measure of peace.  I'm referring to the physical bottom line.]

My precious husband and I have never lost the burden to repair my tubes and beg God for more precious children.  Even our kids pray constantly with us for my healing and more babies.  Tony [my husband] has prayed for me every night for the last couple of years to be healed and have more children. What we have not been sure of is how to follow up on this burden.

It has been 10 1/2 years since we made the worst mistake of our lives in having my tubes tied.  It has been 7 1/2 years since the Lord changed my heart and 5 1/2 years since He changed Tony's heart.  And it's been 4 years since we had our first reversal attempt.  We have been on this road a LONG time.   We have been with BA since only a few months after it began - for
about 4 1/2 years.  God has done a MIGHTY work in our lives and in the lives of many friends and family members over these years.  Everyone that knows us and cares about us has been enlisted to pray with us for my healing and more children.  And the Lord has brought MUCH FRUIT as a result of our heart changes already.  Our daughter and her husband leave their family planning completely to the Lord, as do my brother and his wife.  Our daughter just discovered she is pregnant with her 3rd [on earth].  She has a 2.5 year old, a 1 yo, lost one in August, and is due 07-03-03.  My brother has a 3 yo and a 1.5 yo.  His wife lost one before their first.  And all of our boys are committed to leaving family "planning" to God entirely!  The Lord has given
us many opportunities to share this life-changing truth with many folks!  We PRAISE HIM for that!  And we PRAISE HIM that we will [by His grace] have MANY grandchildren from all of our kids and many nephews and nieces from our siblings because they KNOW the truth!

However... we are still burdened to have my tubes repaired.  As mentioned by Rebecca, I had a lap done in February of 2001.  The OB here sent the photos and post-op notes to Dr. Berger, who said that he could absolutely repair my tubes.  We received that encouraging word in August of 2001.  We were excited at the prospect -- but had that little item of the $6500 needed standing in the way!  <g>  We have mentioned this need to many - asking for prayer, and finally for donations.  The Lord has given us great bravery over these years of waiting!  <VBG>  We started out unwilling to share with others because of the persecution -- but we GOT OVER IT - PRAISE THE LORD!!!

So - we felt we were to work toward the goal of saving or collecting $6500 to pay Dr. Berger.  It took a good deal of encouragement from Dawn to even get me to get the lap done and send the info to Dr. Berger - as I felt quite "spent" after the disappointment with Dr. Curlin.  But we finally made those efforts.  As I began to share about others possibly donating to our fund [friends and family here - not from BA --- and we have continued to make monthly donations all along to BA], some began to give.  I only got the courage for making this request to friends and just a few family members about 6 months ago.  The first person I told reached in her purse and gave me all the change she had.  The next person gave me a $5 bill.  Then my
cousin in another state sent me a $250 check.  Next was the 15 yo daughter of the friend that gave me all her change.  The 15 yo apparently saved a percentage of her babysitting money over the summer and brought me $155 in September!  Then her 6 yo sister brought me 15 cents a few weeks later, because she wanted to contribute too!  The 15 yo says she is still saving
for me!

On the one hand, I have felt very encouraged by these precious gifts.  But on the other, I have felt very discouraged - as they are only a tiny portion of what is needed and it left the reaching of the goal VERY far away... or so I thought.  But then Dawn comes along again... <g>... and asks if I have considered Dr. Perez.  Well, as usual, I ignore the suggestion at first. <g>  It takes me a while to grab hold of a new idea - especially regarding this, as it is very serious.  And after the first failed attempt, I am a bit "gun-shy" - and don't want to use the "wrong" doctor.  Now please understand - I am fully aware of the sovereignty of my almighty God!  And I completely believe that He, alone, directs my paths - quite literally.  So I know that He is ultimately leading me to the place I belong.  The part I continually question, as I'm sure most of you do, is what *our* part is in this whole thing.  I have told God that He is welcomed to just write on my walls - I won't even erase it!   Just grant us the wisdom already!  <g>  But He obviously knows there are still things to be accomplished along the path to my ultimate reversal.

Well, just the other night, after reading many BA digests in an effort to catch up, I finally asked Tony what he thought about Dr. Perez.  We are not "done" thinking about it - but we are entertaining the notion.  For us, that's progress!

There are two reasons for this email:
1-  I couldn't honestly recommend anyone to Dr. Curlin.  And though I have felt hesitant to say it outright up to this point, I feel free to do so now - and I even feel obligated to do so now.  I don't want to offend Dr. Curlin.  But I also don't want to see anyone else end up in the position I did.  As it has been discussed so very much lately, I felt the Lord make it clear to me that now is the time to discourage folks from Dr. Curlin.
2-  We desire your prayers for wisdom and provision for us.  Dawn has reminded me that we could apply to BA for funding, as we never used BA funds before, and we really never had a reversal.  And I started filling out the form a month or so ago, but never really felt like that was the way to go.

Now, if we use Dr. Perez, we have about $410 toward the needed amount, and that actually is a substantial percentage!  I wouldn't be interested in going alone as some of you more brave ladies have done, so we would have to have airfare for two so Tony could go along.

I'm just sharing my heart here.  I pray it blesses and helps those of you that are trying to decide.  Like many of you, I have been touched by the testimonies from Dr. Perez' patients.  Like you, I feel "drawn" to consider him.  It is my prayer that the Lord will grant all of us the wisdom we need to decide what to do, and that He will grant healing for all of us, and more blessed arrows for all of us, in the matchless name of Jesus, AMEN!!!
 

Love, Lisa  :)

Lisa Brown
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